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Yeah...I can see that on my odl quote panel....& get this....I can trade the nikkei 225.....& it looks like I can also trade just about all the other quotes they are given me....oil, dax, cac.....oh man, I'm beg ta feel like a kid in a candy store here ;)~
Long nikkei 225 @ 7670....paid 7700....so I'm down .37 oudda the gate.....this iza absolute HOOT!!
Sure hope someone else loads this demo up....would love ta play around w/it w/a few others....
not bad eh.....tho I did just find that ya can't scale out....it's like fxcm in this way where u can hedge/straddle.
havin fun w/it tho.....
s usd/chf 122.76....
gonna hang around til 9 or thereabouts....gonna see how quick I can lose that $50+ :0
& wadda ya know...just closed out @ 1.2249 for a $26.94 profit....now +55.67 on the night on that 3K @ 33-1.
the fixed spreads are as follows...& note they have TONZ of pr's....lotza exotics on the board....but here are just a few of the majors...
usd/jpy 2
euro/usd 2
gbp/usd 3
aud/us 3
us/cad 3
eur/jpy 3
gbp/chf 6
nz/us 3
euro/aud 10
gold = 50 & silver 40
there's a bunch more....& I also like their chart board....it includes live global indece quotes as well as current gas & oil, the us tech 100....tons of other stuff...very insightful.
Oh....they also list volume too if ya want it at the bottom of any chart ya happen ta have open.
Would be very curious/interested to hear what others have ta say about it....kinda surprised I haven't heard anyone else talk about ODL b4...think I may've found somethin decent here.
Aint that the truth.....was skeptical of it...which is why I asked....wanted to see if there were perhaps those who have 1st hand experience....bein that some here like fxcm....I'm def not one of'em tho.
I did download the ODL demo.....not bad....better than fxcm....MT4 aint bad....which is what they use.
I got a demo config on 33-1 w/a 3K beg bank....up $28 & change & workin on a short usd/chf...in @ 122.60 for 3 micro lots.
I like that they offer gold & silver & all on a very reasonable fixed spread. Only prob is...I'm thinken they'll require a minimum of 1K to open....not sure....guess I'll look into it all manana. But I do like it thus far...lotza bells 'n whistles as far as the charting goes.....best I've seen yet. oh & did I mention trailing stops as well.....good deal.
Looks like they are blokes oudda London. ;)~
A brokerage ? & a fxcm tidbit....
Anyone use ODL Securities or have any words of wisdom/knowledge? Fixed spreads...as low as 2 I think they say w/most majors. Also offer gold & silver too....& on MT4 which could be considered another plus for'em as well.....interesting.
http://www.odlsecurities.com/usa/index.html
FXCM..rec'd an email that they are now offering signals w/their platform.....any of u fxcm'ers out there know anything about the sigs they offer...like what's the charge for this service...can't imagine they're given somethin like that away for free?
albeit it sure aint makin me all too happy.....& man alive was there nuttin but doom 'n gloom on Fast Money today....talkin the 6 handle (some female chartist)....& they had a guy on who I never heard of b4 (Swift may've been his last name?) who evidently called this sell off back in 2/07....he's sayin the D word....& the lady Chartist was talkin a 4-600 S&P handle :0
The Swift guy was also talkin my line.....no fundi's supportin the dollar & thus we're due ta see the mother of all sell off's there.....he was sayin the dollar is the latest to be in a bubble...& when that finally pops (he didn't say when but seemed fairly confident that it was gonna be occurin sooner than later) is when we'll most likely begin to feel all the pressures of the D word...after all, what else then would there be to keep the economy up? & as far as all the stimulus goes....it's gonna backfire & actually make it all worse....much to my line of reasoning. It's just taken far longer to play out as I was originally thinken.
So the game plan....short the broader indeces, dollar & go long xau....he's thinken 1400 xau...perhaps by this time next yr or sooner. So fasten those seatbelts ladies & gentz....& yes, UB....u sure woulda been shaken your noggin in agreement...try ta catch the replay if ya can....I highly rec'd it for all.
& no worries about handicappin your call Zav...I'm assumin that when anyone makes a call like that, they're implyin it's at least a 50/50 prop or higher....but ya gotta admit, it is nice ta know just how confident one is w/their calls...at least by 1/4 incriments...say 75/25, 100/0, etc. ;)~
Tell ya what tho....after drinken the Fast Money kool aid today I just may have ta make my next dow call 6K....was thinken more like 6500-6750.....but that jus may be a tad low....heck, even 6K may be a lil high....dare I say 5500? :0
Give it a mos or 2 under Obama...& hopefully by then we'll still be north of 6500.....sheesh!
Just got home & rec'd 2 e mails from'em
#1 rec'd @ 10:03a pst reads....
Dear Million Dollar Challenge Participant,
We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the contest website. An e-mail will go out once we have an update.
Thank you,
CNBC
& #2 rec'd @ 10:40a pst reads
Dear Million Dollar Challenge Participant,
We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced while we were having technical issues earlier today. Our system is now available - be sure to get your equity trades in before the bell!
Thank you,
CNBC
But trust me....they were down for far longer than 40 odds mins this AM.....from at least the time I 1st posted about it to the 10:40 e mail.
I do see where all my trades while I was out hit their tp's.....back out now for the 1st grader p/up.....last day of 1/2 days today....tomorrow she's off. Back in a bit...& yes, the lil 1 is confirmend sick.....that's where we were...2 the Docs....she's now on a 10 day antibiotic course. ;(((
How's the cut victim been doin?
& indeed....that cnbc challenge is BS....cant even log onto to main page for it this AM.....guess the server is overloaded.
Ystrdy I was gonna grab some sds wouldn't ya know....woulda done quite well as it turns...but evidently I woulda had ta grab it the day b4 to actually get any credit for the position....wadda joke. Woulda almost made up for my citi losses when I went in the other day @ 9 & change...think it went down another 20-30% the next day...lol
At least this time around you can play a few of the short indeces...makin it all a lil more interesting....that is if u r lucky enuff ta even get on ta login...lol
Anyone familiar w/Think or Swim?
So much so that they feel they could tackle a consulting job?
I've been asked for a referral for an independant consulting gig w/ T or S so if anyone here has a good degree of T or S knowledge & would be interested in making some extra $$$ (typically around $150-$175 per hr) let me know.
Yeah....beg ta think waiten at least for 15-20 is the way ta go b4 settin the rest to b/e.
& as ya say, jus gotta be patient & get used to bein taken out...at least u aint losin...very true & chances are if your entries are well timed & not forced, u will be a winner over the long haul.
Sure wish when I was 28 I had this kinda interest.....then again @ 28 I'm not sure you could even buy stocks online...& I know 4x wasn't possible back then unless u were a big fish /multi-nat. :0
& Daiello....what's this I'm hearin....say it aint true Bud. Quit'n all together.....I dont believe it....take a break if that's what ya need....but u r too good at all this & @ such a ripe age too. I totally agree however that if u feel ya need ta focus more so on school, life, etc....of course.....but that's the beauty of tradin...especially the 24/7 4x mrkt, u can get'er all done at your own pace.
OK...that's about as much beggin as u r gonna be gettin oudda me here....+ it's hard for me ta get back up after bein down on my knees for all too long ;)~
long e/j @ 118.45....gonna try the digi plan here....wait for 20+ & then flick the b/e/t/p switch.
I dont think anyone can make a decent call past next summer.....2 Q's out at the very most....they haven't a freakin clue...as u know.
wow..great timing there...lol
jus p/up 42...covered 1/2..the rest @ b/e
Good Call again Zav....looks like you got the Mojo :))
jus did @ 44.82.....
actin as a hedge of sorts for the e/j long :0
That's it..the official public recap of what was previously discussed behind closed doors.
e/j makin a move back north here....set my tp's @ 122.50 & 85.
Drew a fib from 122 to 124.22...so my tp's are just a few pips below the 1st & 2nd retrace line.
Hopefully they hit & I stay away til post release of comments.
I'm def over trading here....need to get back to basics here & regroup b4 I lose much of my profits over the last coupla days.
& Nettles....let me know whenever u r ready for the Monavie.
BTW, did u realize it's a Network Mrktg deal? I know, I hate these things myself & tend to dismiss'em b4 folks even begin tryin sellin me/tellin me more...but w/this one I figured I'd look into it just strictly from the vantage point of being a consumer. Then after trying it & deciding that indeed I'd like to continue drinking it, to lower the cost per bottle if u pay the $39 upfront to become an official Distributor, you get a lower price which you end up making back after only 2-3 cases....4 bottles = a case.
Anyway....of course if u can sell it, you could make some $$ to at least cover for your own personal consumption....& then who knows....if it takes off you could make some decent side $$$ w/out really trying all too hard. & if not, you make your $39 back quite quickly just from the personal consumption standpoint.
I never got into this for the biz venture opp...it's just slowly turning into one w/very lil effort. I'm hopin ta use my Monavie income ta fund my 4x truth be known :))
OK....stoppin here...don't wanna piss anyone off or make Generic think I'm usin this board to pump the Monavie on a steady basis here. I do not intend to use this forum to pump Monavie....I just thought Nettles might be interested when she made the comment about her daughter bein a veggie & athelete...that's the only reason. However I do like ta promote good health to those I care for & thus would like to help out.
OK...gotta step away for a few.
Cheers!!
e/j down almost 300 this am....
there's a strat I've heard that whenever any pr drops 200+ that pretty much no matter what has occured, go the other way...should be time to go long here.
Who knows....but aint he speakin today post FMOC meting?
& even if there's no cut, whatever he says is sure to have some sorta effect on the mrkt.
But if he doesn't speak @ the usual 2:15 est time, then perhaps there will be no actual rate cut...maybe just hear the Feds present take on it all?
So far....jus that 1 e/j short....covered 1/2 for 30 & then the 2nd 1/2 for another 75 or so....now workin on
e/j long @ 122.05....down 30+ thus far &
xau long @ 739.55...down 190 right now...spread was 120 so it's not too much below what I paid.
Tho the e/j long is lookin like it really wants ta continue trendin down here....may've finally hit it one time too much here....having said that...jus added to it @ 121.63...yes, I'm glutent for punishment :0
Think I'll try & scale out as soon as the opp presents...as close to b/e as possible....wait for Ben's call (is at the usual 2:15p est?) & then play it out as it goes....ie take whatever the mrlt happens 2 b given at the time....not tryin ta think/guess ahead of the curve....which rarely if ever seems ta work all that well.
Yup...the 1 & 5 mins is what I've been usin.....tho the CaT rec ta use the 2 hr seems 2 b a good 1 ta keep on the radar as well. But it's so hard for me to grasp the concept of the 2 hr being that I'm not so much concerend w/the longer trend moves.
Jus playin the fast pops & goin the other way (either way...l or s) seems to be workin fairly well on a consistent basis.
OK...gonna have ta run here....gotta clean up 'round here....popz is comnin over ta babysit while the Mrs' & I have the annual Parent/Teacher Conf a lil later on.
Hey....look at what gold has done this AM....lol
Goin long there @ 739.55...but the spreads there are whacked too....120 Oanda is askin....gotta think tho at the bottom of this channel it's gonna go back up come Benny's comments....or sooner.
Spreads are fairly whacked today....makin us pay the price for the rate call I suppose.
hey...did that IHub bold fix work 4 ya?/eom
What am I....
chopped liver ;)~
goin the other way now.....
l e/j @ 122.05
like u, I feel like one of these trades (& sooner than later) I'm gonna get caught w/my hands in the cookie jar.
& w/a cut looming in a few more hrs, I gotta be careful goin long...at least on US crosses & the correlations alike.
covered short e/j @ 122.57.....30 on the 'scalp' (thot it was 20) & 75 total on the 2nd 1/2.
nice way ta start the day....
yes Sherri/eom
So u have a veggie in the casa also eh......the Mrs here has been one for just about 2 yrs now.
These folks especially should be drinken the MonaVie.....been almost a week for me now (2oz 2 x's/day..AM & PM) & I'm already feelin the effects/benes.
I think they say 3 or 4 oz = 19 servings of fruits & veggies....not that you shouldn't be eating the right foods in place of....it's just damn near impossible to get the FDA rec'd daily amts by simply eating whole foods. However if added to a well balanced diet (or any diet for that matter) it will def make sure you're at least gettin the minimums.
They also have 2 other blends...1 helps to lower cholosterol (same active ingredient that's found in red wine) & another blend w/glucosimine...& the reg, original blend.
& not to even mention all the antioxidents & other health bene's associated w/this...such as helping to fight off cancer causing free radicials, etc.
Google it...if it's something you think you/she may be interested in, let me know & I'll send ya out a sample. Note it aint cheap....approx $30/bottle (25 oz) but it's a lot cheaper than 19 servings of fruits & veggies per serving....& of course a lot cheaper than getting sick.
OK....I'm beg ta read ever so subtle Generic hints :0
covered 1/2 the e/j short...& this time I took more than a scalp....20 & now the rest is riden.....think I may begin doin this more....need to build the acct faster.
So Helicoptor Boy is due ta cut today....or word is.....what ya gonna do Daiello....time ta b the Bear for awhile I suppose?
& pretty much straight up so far...& now knockin on the 148 door....vn call the Zav...well played.
dont get me started on this....me thinks at a minmum he's lettin the maipulation reigns begin ta go.....from what came out of the G20 (nothing) it leads me to believe that he may not do a thing tirgger finger wise.....but what he will be doin is actually makin it all easier for us to be attacked....& in the meantime, even if we are not hit in some way here or on us foreign soil interest....the financial mrkts will begin to trend down (even faster than they have) as the manipulation reigns loosen...thus makin it more of a mess for Obamma.
& this is one of the reasons property is still fairly expensive out west here in nor cal....& this is typically the best time o'yr for us...it's been in the low to mid 70's for the better part of 2 weeks now....& b4 that it was in the low to mid 80's.
Tho it's gettin 2 b where now we dont know wether to grab a sweater or not after 7p :0
So what's tankin the dollar this AM?....
s e/j @ 123.76
Man alive this board is gettin 2 b a job ta catch up with every AM......& thatza good thing ;))
well it sounds as if the majority here are all up...that sure is rare.
headed out for a coupla hrs....gotta take the kids out of the house for awhile...these 1/2 days tend ta bring on cabin fever.
Hopefully the e/j will trend down to the tune of 20-30 pips gettin this latest lot close to b/e for me...which would be fine by me....need ta take a break & stop thinken I own this pr ;)~
Cheers!!
unreal it aint....
startin lose the e/j mojo....over tradin it may be catchin up to me here....short @ 122.05...down 30 odd which is an improvement from sub 70...lol
Still net posi tho...up over 20% this week alone tradin primarilly this pr on both sides...good stuff....will def continue tryin ta hone the e/j skills here...me thinks I may've finally found my low spread pr.
Need ta find a mid range spread & then another on the high side to focus on...maybe aud/nzd? Would like to focus on no more than 3 pr's while trying to cover as much of the globe as possible....thus I dont wanna have a e/j & a g/j focus...so haven the e/j takes the g/j oudda consideration.
Should prolly begin lookin more closely at a usd/chf (for the mid range spread) & then aud/nzd....that should cover all the bases...guess I should also go take looksie at the correlation charts....could be that I'd be hedgin myself up da waazoo w/this line of thinken...focusen on euro/jpy/usd/chf/nzd & aud. Bein that they're basically opposites of one another it just may not prove to be a good idea after further consideration....unless I do wanna true hedge of sorts....which I dont...I aint capitialized well enuff to even begin consider'n hedgin.
s e/j jus now @ 121.57....& w/in a few secs it's already up for the quick scalp/cover 1/2.
rest holdin out for 40-50.
& speakin of 1/2....1/2 days this week for the 1st grader....gotta run.
& nice timing yourself ;)~ / eom
OK...jus bailed on both e/j positions @ 122.05....perhaps I shoulda held'em awhile longer as the waekness seems fairly strong here...anyone have a recent vol on it?
yes, I added to my e/j short as position #1 was beg ta look ugly bein under water by so much...so I added to my position @ 122.87 & it's all lookin good now.
But on this 1st position, it was one where I had already covered 1/2 for the quick scalp while the rest was set to b/e....but then I saw where the b/e was gonna be taken out...so I rolled the dice & raised the s/l...& it proceeded ta go oudda favor to the tune of 140 odd...OUCH!! At least tho it was only for 1/2 the units & since I took up another short, that 2nd position was for double the untis than that of what was left on pos #1...so now it's all comin back for me.
One reason y I'm really beg ta like the e/j pair....quite volitile w/reasonable spreads....sure can't beat that.
Now up net 26 but more so $$$ wise b/c the 2nd lot is approx 2 x's the size of #1.
Zav....scalps are fine...at least speaking for me...it gives us a better idea as to the direction u r on & how often u r hitten'em.
So as far as I'm concerned, post those scalps.....but having said that, if the genl consensus here happens to be ta leave'em off the board....I'll respect & thus bow to that request...otherwise, if no one else is bothered by it, by all means....clutter the board....& in my mind, I wouldn't even consider that clutter...clutter is more like what I do ;)~
now as for yours truly, the last 6+ yrs (from April '02) is where I've truly begin to lose ground....think I began ta really feel all the affects about 3-3.5 yrs ago. It's to the point now where if I happen ta get 4 hrs straight I feel as if I've slept for 10+ hrs. They say when this occurs is when you're at stage 2 or 3 (I think there's 4 or 5 stages they mention) in terms of the longer term mental severity/toll it takes on you.
Albeit, the younger u r (past the range of 18-20 y.o.) the less likely it is that u will feel the negative affects...or perhaps I should say the longer it will be til u begin ta feel any negative repurcusions.
However in cases like Daiello's, where ya only take 2-3 hr catnaps ever 48 hrs...do this consistently (not sure how consistent he is w/this sorta pattern?) & u will most likely begin ta experience negative repurcusions earlier in life.
In short, the more sleep u lose on a consistent basis, the wrose off u will be at an earlier age. & if u don't begin to lose sleep until u r older (like me who begun losin sleep at age 39) u will begin to feel the onset of the negative affects sooner....which as mentioned I think I truly began ta feel it approx 3 yrs ago.
Thankfully now, the girls are becomming better sleepers....& now that the older dog is no longer w/us, I've found that I'm starting to at least get 4-5 hrs/night straight...tho the last few nights w/the girls bein under the weather that took some regression.
So Daiello, bein that u r in the 22-25 age range (is that right?) u may not feel it so much right away....but continue in this routine & it will catch up to ya. I would at least try ta get 4-5 consistent hrs a night....& they also say that the timing of your sleep plays an important role as well.....ie u should try to sleep during the exact same hrs each night...like 1a-6a if u choose to only get 5 hrs/night. This way the body is able to program itself so that u will get the absolute most out of each sleeping hr...which is key, especially if u choose to get 5-6 hrs/night on a consistent basis...which is 2-3 hrs under what's rec'd.
OK....enuff Sandman talk...but as far as Daiello goes....try to be kinder to your body, u may not feel it now, but trust me, if u keep it up, at this pace u will def feel it as u age....& sooner than later.
jus covered 1/2 @ 123.24/eom